Marie-Amable Foretier

Marie-Amable Foretier (1778-1854) was a Canadian philanthropist. She was a major supporter of the Association des Dames de la Charité, the first secular charity organization in Montreal, and was a leading figure in the new secular women's charitable movement in Canada.[1]

References
  1. Edyth B. Borthwick (2003). "Foretier, Marie-Amable". Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
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